Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
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CONTENTS<br />
LIST OF ACRONYMS 6<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9<br />
INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 11<br />
1. Climate 11<br />
2. Religion 11<br />
3. People and ethnic constitution 13<br />
4. Language 13<br />
5. Religion 13<br />
6. Population 14<br />
7. Political structure and Government 14<br />
8. Vegetation 14<br />
9. Animal life 15<br />
10. Agriculture 15<br />
10.1 The agriculture sector 15<br />
10.2 Cropping systems 15<br />
CHAPTER 1<br />
THE STATE OF DIVERSITY 19<br />
1.1 Significance of agricultural biodiversity in the <strong>Philippines</strong> 19<br />
1.2 The state of diversity and relative importance of all major crops for food<br />
security and the diversity within them 19<br />
1.3 State of diversity of minor crops and underutilized species 24<br />
1.4 The main factors affecting the state of diversity – factors driving any change 26<br />
1.5 Improving the understanding of the state of diversity and ways<br />
to maintain diversity 28<br />
1.6 Crop diversification, promoting development and commercialization<br />
of underutilized crops and species, developing new markets for diversity-rich products 31<br />
1.7 Early warning system 31<br />
1.8 The main values of plant genetic resources 31<br />
1.9 Factors influencing the state of plant genetic diversity in the <strong>Philippines</strong> 33<br />
CHAPTER 2<br />
THE STATE OF IN SITU MANAGEMENT 35<br />
2.1 Plant genetic resources inventories and surveys 35<br />
2.2 On-farm management and improvement of plant genetic resources for food<br />
and agriculture 39<br />
CHAPTER 3<br />
THE STATE OF EX SITU CONSERVATION 42<br />
3.1 The state of collections 42<br />
3.2 Collecting 43<br />
3.3 Types of collections 43<br />
3.4 Storage facilities 43
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